He is also loved by many nieces, nephews and cousins in Wisconsin,
Illinois and California and by many friends and business associates.

Joe graduated from Marquette University in 1955 with a bachelor of
science degree in electrical engineering.

He began his professional career with Square-D Co. and then went to
work for Harnischefeger. By 1966 he was the chief engineer and plant
manager for Dietz Electrical Manu-facturing.

In 1971, Joe became president of Terminal Electric Co., a small
industrial electrical contractor. In 1989 the company acquired Andrae
Electric. Joe merged the two companies to become Terminal-Andrae Electric
Co., and he was the chairman of the board.

Joe has been a registered professional engineer since 1960 and has been
an active member of the National Electrical Contractor Association since
1971, and an active member of the Board of Governors from 1980 to 1993.

NECA awarded him with the Milwaukee Chapter Leadership Award in 1993
and the Midwest Regional Industry Leadership Award, an award that
encompasses 13 states, in 1999.

Joe taught electrical and electronics courses at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee throughout the 1960s and 1970s.